Game



- Dec. V21 1926.

GAME

C.y W. HAMEL Filed April :5,V 1925` 2 sneets;sneet 1 l uw. :a1y ,1926. C. W. HAMEL GAME Filed April s. 1925 zsheets-shee't 2 lwerzfar .l vHuma? WMM;

' marked to distinguish them from the otherV groupsand the playing'p'ieces of each Vgroup lposing player.

tions or' marks cont ainedY on lerror. group `of the iielder'set.

Patentes nee. zi, 192e.

GAME.

apfpiimion` mea April 3.1925. -kserii no. 20,564.

This invention relates to new and' usefulimproyements inqg'ames.- ,Y K.

The objects ofthe invention are to provide agame consisting of a pluralityfof playing pieces divided ,into la series Vor groups, the pieces of each 'group being correlation vwith each other. f v

Further objects of the invention are to being further marked 'in a predetermined Vmark vand number each; .playing piece in a .definite relation with thev vother playing pieces of its particular group, whereby oneV player can'defeat or counteract the playingV bringing lforward fa playing piece `having a predetermined numerical. value relative to the number ofthe playing lpiece ofthe op- With these and other objects in view, my inventionconsists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement .of parts, hereinafter more yfully described and claimed, and illustrated in thefaccomp'anying drawings, in Which-V f Figure 1 is latop plan view of the playing pieces Comprising the game and arranged in random on a table in readiness for theV players. Y y v Figure 2 is aperspective 'detail view of one of the playing pieces. y l y l FigurefA is a perspective detail view of the` same piece and showing the Aunderside thereof. f

Figures .4fY to 9 arev bottom plan viewsof the respective groups .and showing th-e notathe bottom of the playingpieces. f v V.Figure 10' is a plan if'iew of vaffieldens .set `which may be regular set. l l Y I Figure V11'i'sfa perspective viewof .one of the fielder playing pieces. v j

Figure -12 is.v a perspective view'of the 'sameY and showing Vthe underside thereof. i

Figure 13 is a .bottom Figure 111 is a. bottoniplan view ofjthe Figure 15 is. an endy elevational viewof a. modiedlform of aplayiiig piece.y

piece played by the' opposing player by f usedin rcmijunction with the n plan view ofonel group ofthe elder set.

Figure 16l is a plan view fofga lscoreboard adapted to be used in conjunction with lmy game. Y

Figure 17 isa perspective.detailviewy of a marker used with the scoreboard. I' y lFigure 18 is a perspective detail view of .another modified form of a playingy piece. The game consists of a pluralityy of play-v ing piecesy 10 whichmay be yof any desired size. and shape, in the` drawings being shown a's'rectangular' blocks, but, if d-esiredLthey could be4 circular shape or square and'they could also beprinted von heavy cardboard.'A These playing Vpieces are, divided into a number ofgroups orseries, the pieces of each group being distinctively marked and preferably colored on the upper .face and theV i I sides as .indicated atn l1 so as to distinguish the .pieces of one group from the pieces of the otheigroups.'

lllvhere the. game'is intended-to be used as af baseball game, one group 12 containing sixteen pieces is marked Pitcher group and is preferably colored black. vv'Another group 111 containing sixteen pieces is marked Fair hit and is preferably'colored brown.` Another group .15 containing eight pieces'is lfnfiarked Foul hit and is preferablycolored so* i yellow. Y A'group 16 containingfsix pieces is marked Umpire and is. colored red. Another group 17 containing nine pieces vis marked Runner and is colored blue, and a group 18 also containing six pieces 'is marked Call play and is-coloredgreen.-

The undersides of all the pieces markings of each playing piec'e,'gthe latter .being varrangedl in' respectivegroups. vEach V piece also rvcontainsa number as indicated atl X. said V'number Vbeing preferablyl arranged v are whitev and are marked Vas at 19j to n indicate various yplays possible under the respectiveheadings or, groups as villustrated in Figures Ztto 9, `respectively,which show the undersides and on` each sidefofthe"marking 19. This Ynumber or. denomination is selected with a definite rela-tion to the numbersof the other pieces ofthe. same group andV also with re spect to the other..vrelated groups and to the plays; suclrpiece is supposed to represent.

Thus thepartic'ula-r difficulties and advan-f tages of the particularplay as encountered ,-infan .actual gameare approximated as' V`closely .as possible by the which represent suoli plays. k

it Will loe observed that the Various playing pieces are colored, inarked, and ninnbered as follows; f l f Pitcher- (saeen peoesj-blacc.

Strike l-5l1 1 f f- Ball '2-6l0-7l6 Fairhit l--lQ-lei Foul hit B-Tf-i-iS-l y Y Foul iut-(eight medew-yellow Foul and strike Qf-'f-S' Foul and out t35-7 I F er 1-(szaireefn p'zeGeU-ebrofum l. Base hit ijf-l() i2 Basehi't-S Y 3 a-sehit l lsloi'i'ie run 16 @utf to ijirst l-A--f-l-fk Safe to first!2$-1ty Y Seerunner and umpire' on l'iatterftov ir's't and tor' runner on hase -71911713 Umpz'refz'w pies' .aj-.real Out 1 3-5 Safev 2 /ly Huawei-(nine @decay-blue v hy the second player pla-.ying a piece of" difvferent denomination in predetermined relation to' the' piece' played by" the o'pp'osiiigor first Vlilayer' eouiiteraots or defeatsH the play as called for by the piece ot the opposing` player. The players may pla-yr a piece one number aheve or' below` the' nuin'her shonf'n on the piece previously played .and they can also coinhine" the numbers oit'v the Various pieces of the pa'iftieullar group to enable said lplayers to play a: spcifie piece astri.v liedesafiig- 'a-afeaa l,

' v gaas, sie say-afg sacas playing pieces i tage. This is aCeoniplishedvv by utilizing .the numeri-Cal' inark ofthe playing pieces Where* f are arranged on the table as shown in* ure l. audeacli player, assuming there are` her of pieces drawn hy each player in the Y vpresent instance maybe either eightapiece,

or they may draw tour each and draw tWo additional playing pieoes after eachV play. The opposing sides are called ins, which are at hat and n'iake' the' tirstplay, and the outs,V which play to the ins. Theobjeet ofthe outs isv to strike out the Yhatter and prevent hun trein scoring afair hit and endea-.forto inake liini score a foulV hitl as the latter is lialhl to he' an out.oiiavt'oulstrike.V Y Y Y Ther niun'hers on the' reyerse sides ofthe playing pieces kare *Y considered j in Contest playsvs'o that when the ins play a fair hit'or a hall, the outs oontest the saine with afoul hit or a strike, respectively, itY being iii-.nderstood tliattliree strikesl the batter' is'V out and four halls the batter is sate' atrtir'st. YTliek score or strikes and balls on the batter is determined by prior Count 1out,U if the na-l [play ends on a iair hit,y the eoun't of strikes o and balls is disregarded and' the decision on the fair hitpre'vails', While tor foul hitrthe oon-nt is held in abeyance until it isadetermined vWhether it was a foul strike .or a foul and out. ln the tornier ease, a strike is lcounted* against the batter provided' it does notJ inake the third strike, :tor strikes ar not'counted against thelatter after the seeondf strike. in the latter oase', it it is aY foul and out, the batter is out and the play Will begin on' the next batter. Threel outs retires the side at hat and the outsWill take their turnr at hat and Will he considered as. ins'. v f

The outs in eoiitestingtlie play inay play pieces having` one number below or above that gil'ayed hy the ins', providing only one playing' piece is played. As an illustration: it ins play #12' ifa'ir hit, then outs can play /d3 foul hit, sinee Ia' fair hit'ean he contested only by a foul hit and vice fversa. But it ins should play' #2 hall,y thenouts an play #it strike and not a foul or fair hit piece. Y

ln addition to the. above, 'outs are also perniitted. to add to or subtract trom the numberv ol. tliep'ece played in order to equal 'the numberof a playing piece `intended to 'oe p'iayed by the' outs. Thus, Vshould ins play fair hit, outs can play #:5 strike which added to' l2 makes 17 ;.al so .gti-l1 strike, which subtracted fromV eqi'ialsj (5; also .#:l strike which added to equals 7, and tlien play dit? foul hit.y A Every piece which. is

addedl or subtracted the play i'nustxbe played. y In the present Case, strikesv Were played edi kin `foul hit. piece.

the present instance to determine decision on the foul hit because the batter is out, but had Ythe count been one strike and three balls,

then it would have been necessary to obtain decision onthe oul'hit'. f

- As another illustration," let us suppose outs play Atoul hit :#:13 of -tlie pitcher group l2.. Ins play fair hit #heb annoui'iciiig` it is to be' added` to the 13 which equals 17' and then play foul hit :#353,` WhichA subtracted from 17 equals 11i, andthen play fair'hit itl'.. The score is noivva ball and a'strike.

v If the outs cannotplay-to vreducefior prevent the fair hit asv played, then vthe fair hit stands and the players can draw four .playiiig'pie'ces from group let `indexed Afair hit.

, The outs must now! play first' and let us Supl which heaniiounces is-toy be 'subtracted from th-e'ending piecelpt, thereby leaving 6, andA pose that they place piece :ttl-5 marked'out.

V.The ins play piece #which is'marked Run-1 ner and umpire and the ins 'player-announces.

that/,xl-B is tok be subtracted from 15,1 therew yby making the remainder l2.' VTl'ie'n he Vplays one base hit :#:l Whichissubtracted ,from l2, thereby leaving 8, and then plays the ending piece #8 which is a "tivo base-hit Yas given' in groupl 14n. vblow if the outs can-v notplaya number under or above, nor hgure out aV combination of the numbers to off,-V vset the llast piece played, the ins Willbecredited with a man on second base. But it the outs are ableto playpiece.#2 safe to first,

then plays satelt'o first #6. the batter is safe to first and the ins, instead of'beingl credited j IWit-h' a two base hit are reduced; tov a'o'ne.' base hit. lf there are runners on bases, they` vcannot advance under thepresent instance Y because safeto first is to be considered yas a l scratch hit, While on the tivo base ,hit play unners could haveadvanced anwequalinumber of bases.V

`which*added'to l, makes 1l, fand playsipiece safe. UThe outscanziioivplay piece A:tt zoutfwhich is one number above 4; and the ins can theiiplay-y the neigtiiumber 6 safe.r f 'lhis would indicate that,y the force-of? runner from; rst base is safe to second.

lt a' call play' isintended, each side'i'vill 7 drauf an'equalnuniber call playing pieces,`

but the, intended` play must be announced and fully pieces.

It the ending piece playing fthe pitcher group calls for -foul hit andthe opposing ,side yis 'unable toA p'reventthe play, thenseach explained before 'clraiviirq the ola er-draws four' ola ine rvr nieces from group 17 marked Foul? liitfaiid the methodof play is thev samev as in playing' the-umpire j pieces, the ins tryingtc-)v endfthe pla-y with a n piece marked Safefand the `outs endeavoring to eiidtlie game with a'piece'niarked Guti W'heii a Vplay is/made 'on a" piece' marked Runner .and umpire as in fairhitgroup,the runner group A1s first played to determine Athe fate 'ol' the batterand the un'ip'irergr'oup i is then played. n l Y l,

ln. playing; the game, )each playerV` Vniust ineke a play, but it ,the ins playerisunable to play, the outs player Wins thatparticular play. '@therwifsetthe vplayers can lr-:ontiiiuev to play untila'll the playing pieces v.otthatz particular 'group are drawn or uiitilf'oiieV player is" forced vto'pass, and thereby accepts the play last made.

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, Figure'shows a groupjoteighteen play fd y me' pieces 2Q Whichgmay be usediii coniunction with the lplaying" pieces hereinbe'fore mentioned;` VThese playing piecessQO are Y preferably 'colored Yorange laii'd l are marked on ytheir upper faces Infieldjandy outfield, i'

there being-'six outfield pieces 'and twelve y pieces markedlnfield. IThey are divided in? to tivo groups, groups 21 and 22. L

The-pieces Vof *group Qlare provided on their undersidesivith the tollov'ving inscriptionsi 'Pitcher #l 'Gatcherf#2 First base :li-3 f Secondbase #4 Short stop #5 Thirdbase #6 n i Leftiield Centerfield #t8 -v In field #9.

, fielder 'set used' Whcnit is desired` v. toV keep score to -nd out,Whojfieldedtheball; j `In "casepti af' safey hit consisting? of ene or more bases, `whereupon the batter and runthe outfield and,1if it ,is desired to ascertain vho V made the play,"the' outfield' pieces will Pieces '1. to 6, respectively, vare 'tliefinfield Y f pieces, vpieces 7V to'9 are the.V outfield pieces.

The" pieces of Vgroup 22are inarkedsimiylarlfyjto"vpiecesshoyvniii group 21 butrtlie., underside of eachV piece .is `provded, ingad- AVditio'nijo ftheusual niark, ivithftlievivord 4 error;

M neron base advance lthe Asame number of i :basesythe'playWill be= considered a liit to .beconsulted., 11n/caseascratch hit is made,"

thebatter succeeded infreaching first base narrovvjthang-iin.V This Would, therefore indicate an infield'h'it'and the inlie'lder pieces are' consulted tofascerta-in Vwho helded the ball; *ff L "l 1 l" l lnvrFigure l5 is shown an end elevational view ofa modified form one of the play-V ing piecesV invh'ich the body portion 2e is provided.V on' the opposite sideswth chan;

nels or depressed portions vin which are received strips containing the playing indicating marks.

llligure 17 shows a score-board consisting oa board ineinber 2? Vprovided wfrt a group effsets't indicating the base por ensola baseeball diainond "and isprovided at one side with'seats 29 to indicate vthe strikes and on theA opposite .side with a group of apertures or seats indicating balls.. Another group of seats 31 is used to indicate' outs.vv A inarlrei' 32 provided with a reducedk portion lo: shank 32 is Vadapted to l e seated Vin any one of the openings ornied in board 2'? to indicate the position oliftherunneion the diamond and :to indicate rthe strikes,

' "balls, and outs of the gaine, there 'being a suitable nuniber oi inarlrsBQVprovided for this purpose. Y

Figure 18 shows a modified iorinzoi' play ing' piece the sain-e consisting or' a card provided atfits, ends with oppositely dis posed play indicating"inarlis 35, the inter-V ieoiate space 36 left blank and inay be used either to show a pictuie of the ticular player yin act-ion or inay be used 'for advertising purposes.

The pitcher set 'l/3 is the inaiiiplaying set and the other Vsets are inerely Vused in contested plays. lli/*lien the :contested play has beenV determined by ot one of the appropriate supplemental sets le tor 1S, respecn '.tively, the play with set l2 -is resumed.

lifter the playingl pieces l2 have been all .used up by the players, they are mixed to- Aether again and the players ,draw new pieces and continue the play. f

lll/*hilfe it is preferable to have the ins play it is optional and tliefouts can play first i'tso'desired. Y o

VJhile the gaine isillustrated as applied to basebalhitis equally as well adaptable for playing golf orgother gaines.

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l' claiinzy s l. ln a gaine, a pluralityof playing pieces arranged in groups representing a certain phase 'of the .gaine andV each .piece ot each`r group being marked to indicate a'certain stage oftheVv gaine under said particular group, the inarliingsofr eachr'piece being in predetermined relation `withthe markings or" the other nieces of saidgroup;

Y ln a gaine, a plurality of playing piecesV distinctivelyY marked tov separate said pieces in serios ork correlated groups indicating various sta-ges of the gaine7 each piece being provided with interrelated play determining inargs whereby' the pieces ot each group can bey placed against each other to deteriniiie theparticular play.

3. a gaine, a plurality of playing pieces distinctively marked to' separat-e said pieces into series of vcorrelated groups :tor indieating ious stages of the gainea each piece provided with other niarhsnornially hidden 'from the players view, the niark- 'ing of each .piece having predeterininedrelation with theinailrings of the other pieces;

of the saine Group whereby said pieces can be played against each other to determine group.

A gaine comprising a plurality of playn- Ving'piecesdivided into groups-,denoting various stages of theV gaine, the pieces ot' each n group 'being distinctively colored or inarlred to distinguish thein roin the pieces of the .other group and cach piece being inailred on the underside to indicate aparticular play possible under uthe group to which said piece belongs, eachY being .numbered Yto enabley grouping of said pieces for playing suoli pieces against the niuuber oin the piece 1 played.

5. A gaine comprising` a'plurality of playing pieces dividedrinto groups denoting various stages of the gaine, the pieces of eachl L), up being distinctively colored or inarlred to distinguish thein freni the pieces of the other gioup's,geach piece being marked on the underside to indicate aparticular play possible under the group to whichsaid piece belongsy the play indicating "niarlrs on the underside of each piece being arranged in,

correlation with the marks of the other pieces or' the particular group whereby said piecesA bevplayed'ac'ainst each other.

6. A gaine coinprising'a plurality of playing pieces divided into groups denoting various stages of the gaine 'the'A pieces being distinctively inarled i according to their groups, each vpiece being marked on one face to indicate a particular play of the respeo tive group and each piece being further provided with numbers whereby'said pieces v.can be played in accordance with their respective nunibers.

- 7,. Againe comprising a plural-ity of playning Apieces divided into groups,- denoting 'various stagesof the gaine', thejpieces being Vdistinctively inai'lredV according to ltheir groups, each piece being/marked 'onone tace yto indicate a particular play ofthe respective group, and eachpiecebeing urthcrpro- V vided with a numerical niark whereby pieces cards providednear theii'rends with group inarks ine-.rhs dividing said cards Vthe playing niovenient ot. the particular ico intov groups representing certainstages of said gaine, each earcl being provided adjacenttoeachgroup mark With a'play indi.- eating mark and Vwith a number, the numbers of each card being arranged in a predetermined order With the playing marks and. numbers of the other. cards of, that particular group whereby a card or combination therethe opposing yplayer by adding or subtraeting the numbers lof said cards in a cleiinite order relative tothe number of said Yoopoeing card. Y v

In Vtestimony whereof I hereunto aiiX my signature this 31st clay of March, 1925. CHARLES, W. HAMEL. 

